The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-15

with good series of specimens of the
Amazon stone or green feldspar. This
mineral is exceedingly rare except at the
one locality in Colorado from whence come
these specimens-Pike's Peak--where a
considerable quantity has been found.
With the above specimens there came
also some fine samples of smoky quartz,
from the same locality.
-Ravenna.-The entertainment at the
Universalist church on Christmas Eve
was very enjoyable. The church was
tastefully decorated with evergreens.
The Rotations and singing were good
and appropriate, and the two Christmas
trees yielded fruit for all the members of
the school. The Christmas concert on
Sunday evening, Dec. 26, was excellent,
and the church was crowded by an audi
ence deeply interested in the exercises.
The singing by the choir and Sunday
school was very fine, and the Rotations
by the children and young people were
finely rendered
-EdinbOr0.-On Jan. 4, Rev. Andrew
Wilson preached a discourse in Grange
Hall, Edinboro, on the subject, HAS the
Human Race. as Race, any Satisfactory
Reason for being Thankful?" On Jan.
2. his sermon in the evening before the
Ravenns church was, The Universalist
Viauu of the Atoporant
Universalist Revival Meetings.
Our Akron church is enjoying series
Of most interesting meetings, designed to
arouse and quicken the religious life.
These meetings were begun on Monday
evening OF this week and the pastor has
secured the assistance OF his friend and
former colaborer, Rev. @. r.. Tenney, of
Stoughton, Mass, who is one OF the
sweet singers in our Zion and fine
speaker, possessing mind richly stored
with spiritual wealth, and manner that,
by its gentleness and force, wins friends
on first sight. The local Universalist
ministers ere also quite servicesble to the
pastor in carrying forward these meetings
to successful termination. At the Mon
day night meeting the theme discussed
was The New Birth" on which the pas
tor spoke at some length, and was fol-
lowed by Rev. G.. s. Abbott and DR.. Q.
Cone On Tuesday night the motto was,
Set your mind on the things that are
above"-Col. iii, 2, on which addresses
were made by the pastor. by Rev. @. R.
Tenney and Rev. o. Gone, d. d. On
Wednesday evening the speakers we're
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Tenney, Prof. W. d.
Shipmau and DR.. Gone. At this meet
ing Br. Tenney's address on The Neces-
sity of Progress" in spiritual things, was
very impressive and fell like benedic-
ton upon the hearts of all present; and
his voice, in both singing and speaking,
is 80 rich and persuasive that his thoughts
win their way into the coolest hearts and
linger there as gentle messengers freight.
ed with truth and love, summoning the
soul to take cognizance of "the things
that are above" On Thursday evening
the pastor was assisted by Rev. Mr.. Ten
ney, Rev. G. s. Abbott DIR. Peterman,
"Aunty" Brown and Br. Wilcox. To-
night the services are to be in the inter-
est of the young people of the parish, and
some of the members OF the Y. P. M. A.
will take part in the exercises. These
meetings will be continued over Sunday
and during part, if not all, of next week.
While there is none of the excitement and
disorder SO commonly the accompani-
ment Of the revivals in orthodox church.
es, there is deep religious feeling per-
pervading the assembly, which we take to
be the precursor of an awakening to more
active church life and greater Christian
endeavor, without which church is but
an empty shell. One of Br Tenney's
terse and lucid sentences was, The
thing you think about fashions you;"
hence the importance of setting the mind
on the things that are above.